Beauty & Chaos in Fly Boxes

There is a significant segment of anglers who only fish (and rightfully enjoy) the stereotypical trout river or bass pond. These waters are easily accessible and usually full of fish; there is no reas...

19 Kesä 25min

Fly fishing minimalism is not just about throwing things out of your pack willy-nilly. In fact, jettisoning necessary items doesn't score you any virtue points. If anything, it is simply bad practice....

12 Kesä 22min

For the last 24 hours, I've enjoyed some very aggressive bass and panfish. And while I have no reservations using streamers, I'm more than happy to toss topwater flies if they're what is on the menu. ...

5 Kesä 25min

I am not an expert in swinging flies in the most orthodox sense of the concept. In fact, I've never made any kind of presentation to steelhead in the Pacific Northwest or Atlantic salmon. However, I h...

29 Touko 27min

Perhaps this is a little pedantic, but it is worth saying: You don't need to wade to fly fish. What do I mean? Well, I think a lot of anglers wade too much. We get in the water where we don't need to...

22 Touko 27min

Last week I did my darndest to debunk three big lies about fly fishing that keep people away from this wonderful pursuit. Today I'm coming at it from another angle. In this episode, I'm addressing th...

15 Touko 25min

You've probably heard them yourself. There are some myths about fly fishing and fly fishing culture that keep people away from either giving it a try or sticking with it after a little bit of frustrat...

8 Touko 26min

Today's feedback is pretty interesting.  The second segment is about tying flies and and approaching trout in a way that will yield many more fish. But the first and the third? Those are all about th...

1 Touko 26min